A massive star with the most intense magnetic field yet seen
The star's magnetic field, 20.000 times stronger than the Sun's, is slowing the star's rotation
The star's magnetic field, 20.000 times stronger than the Sun's, is slowing the star's rotation
16/07/2012
NGC 1624 observed in H-alpha
Reference:
G.A.Wade et al. NGC 1624-2: A slowly rotating, X-ray luminous Of?p star with an extraordinarily strong magnetic field.Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Jesús Maíz Apellániz, jmaiz[arroba]iaa.es 958230512 / 622233836
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